Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
56th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.6%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh, 2005–2016

00.20.40.60.82005201020162005: 0.694 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2010: 0.559 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2013: 0.714 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2015: 0.732 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2016: 0.754 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.

Bangladesh ranks 56th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector Change
2005 0.7%
2010 0.6% -19.5%
2013 0.7% +27.8%
2015 0.7% +2.5%
2016 0.8% +3.0%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 54 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  2. 55 Jordan 0.8% compare
  3. 57 Pakistan 0.8% compare
  4. 58 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  5. 59 Greece 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh?
Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
How does Bangladesh rank for wage employment in industry, aged 25-64?
Bangladesh ranks 56th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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